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Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.

Rick Riordan

People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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Break Difficult Fix Machine More People Person Work
I’ve been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain,” she said. “Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you’re going to save the world, I’m the best person to keep you from messing up.
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Been Brain Country Long People Person Quest Save Seaweed Time Want World
I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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Ability Annoy Hard Insult Try Very
Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
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Everyone Fairness Get Mean Need Same
I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.
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Always Back Badge Country Difference Discover Hear Kids Learn Love People Wear
The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home.
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Again Around Back Blood Camp Council Discussion Donut Half Meet Most Serious Use
Frank stared at him. “Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hurricanes-and it’s unfair that I can be an elephant?” Percy considered. “Okay. I guess you got a point. But the next time I say you’re totally beast-” “Just shut up,” Frank said. “Please.” Percy cracked a smile.
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Breath Frank Freak Glacier Hurricane Share Underwater Unfair
You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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Compell Else Matter Mothing Write
You do know how to play pinochle?” Mr. D eyed me suspiciously. “I’m afraid not,” I said. “I’m afraid not, sir,” he said. “Well,” he told me, “it is, along with gladiator fighting and Pac-Man, one of the greatest games ever invented by humans. I would expect all civilized young men to know the rules.
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Afraid Pinochle Play Sir Suspicious Told Well
If anybody felt worse than I did, it was Amos. I had just enough magic to turn myself into a falcon and him into a hamster (hey, I was rushed!)
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Anybody Enough Falcon Hamster Magic Myself People Rush Worse
Sadie got up and kissed Amos on the forehead. “Leave it to us, Uncle. I’ve got a plan.” “That,” I said, “sounds like very bad news.
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Bad Country Forhead Kiss Leave News Person Plan Source Uncle Very
Tell the sun and stars hello for me.
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Hello Me Star Sun Tell
Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
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Future Good Know Much never Thing
Nice creepy reptile,” Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. “Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile.
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Aware Breath Coat Creepy Driftwood Fire Frank Nice Pocket Poisonous Reptile
Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to “‘clean'” it, and suddenly you can’t find anything?
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Anything Helpful Like Mom Person Some Suddenly Try
Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.
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Brave Enough Hero Invincible Mean Needed

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